Repeaters/Echolink

Steel City ARC operates two repeaters they provide good coverage of the western side of Pittsburgh. Feel free to use them at any time.

2 Meters – FM

Kenwood TRK-750
147.030+ Mhz – PL 123 – FM
Antenna is on top of a 53 foot tower
Currently transmitting with 25 watts of power.

Join us on this repeater
Tuesdays nights for our net at 8:00 PM

70 cm – FM & C4FM

Yaesu DR-2X Repeater

444.45+ Mhz – PL 103.5 – FM and/or C4FM
Antenna is about 35 feet midway up the tower
Currently transmitting with 20 watts of power

NOTE! – Non C4FM users/radios please set your PL tone for “Encode” and “Decode” The repeater will transmit an PL tone of 103.5 if you have the “Decode option on you will continue to hear all FM transmissions. This will also block the digital noise you will hear.

NOTE! – C4FM users/radios we recommend that you leave your radio on “AUTO” so that you can hear the digital and analog transmissions.

Steel City Echolink: [ Node # 147030 ]

W3KWH Echolink News:

Visitors to Pittsburgh who wish to connect to your home/club Echolink node can do so through the W3KWH node.

Here is the Steel City communication bunker that houses our 2 meter and 70 cm repeaters. The building also houses our file and network servers. It is fully ECOM ready with standby generator and battery back up’s. It is fully alarmed and is connected to the club house with an rf proof fiber optic link.

Other Area Repeaters:

The Western Pennsylvania Repeater council lists all coordinated repeaters in western PA on their website: WPA REPEATER COUNCIL